Johnny is Nie Dood Nie


Johnny is Nie Dood Nie
After South African musician Johannes Kerkorrel committed suicide in 2002, a group of friends got together to relive their time back in the 1980s, when they were young and silly and mad about music. The storyline touches on friendship, betrayal, sexual and political freedom, the coming of age and compromises as they age. The film has won numerous local awards. In Afrikaans with English subtitles.

106 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Drug abuse).
Comedy, Drama, Musical, Afrikaans, South African, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Those were the days, my friend...
Those were the days, my friend...

Credits

Cast
Rolanda Marais, Albert Pretorius, Roelof Storm, Ludwig Binge, Ilana Cilliers
Director
Christiaan Olwagen
ScreenplayChristiaan Olwagen from the play by Malan Steyn
MusicCharl-Johan Lingenfelder
CinematographyChris Vermaak
EditingRonelle Loots
Made in2016
Produced bykykNet, Lion's Head Features

Official Site
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, comedy
LanguageFrequent, moderate to strong impact
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceInfrequent, moderate impact
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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